Model of the Moment: Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss, or 'The Kloss" as she is also known, has had an incredible past four years. At only 17 years of age, she has already established herself in the fashion scene, and is one of the world's top models. Having been discovered at the age of 13 at a charity fashion show in St.Louis, Missouri, Kloss (a former ballerina) could not have invisioned just how much her life would change. She originally signed with Elite Model Management in 2007, before making the controversial decision of signing with Next Model Management in January 2008.

Kloss has walked more runways, and been featured in more editorials than some models older than her and with more years' worth of experience. She ranks #8 in the list of Top 50 Models by Models.com, and according to the Fashion Spot Community, Kloss (along with Hanne Gaby Odiele, and Iris Strobegger)ranks #7 in the top 10 catwalkers of this past season, with an incredible 56 shows.

Known for both her unique runway walk and look, as well as her incredibly long legs, Kloss has been popular amongst many of the top designers and is a favourite of photographers and editors alike. Along with her high rankings in various top model, and top catwalker lists, this year alone she has been featured in the most editorials for Vogue (American, American Teen Vogue, British, Paris, Italia, Germany, etc).

Karlie Kloss may be only 17 years old, but she has quite an impressive list of achievements and accomplishments from the past few years. That list will simply continue to expand as her popularity increases year by year. The Kloss, or the "coolest new face" in the modelling world will continue to be at the top of her game for a while, I'm certain of that.

Model Stats:

Born: 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. Is currently 17 years old.

Nationality: American

Agency: Next Models

Known for: hair, legs, walk

Interests: baking cookies, biking, ballet

Height:5 ft. 11in

Measurements:32-23-34

(photos from Teen Vogue)

Model Spotlight: Coco Rocha

Not only is the fabulous Miss Coco Rocha one of my favourite models, she is also one of the world's most sought after models. She is another Canadian that has made it big in the fashion world, and has certainly been one of the world's top supermodels for the past couple of seasons.

Coco was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to British Columbia at a young age. She had never thought of becoming a model, but this all changed when she was discovered at the age of 14, during an Irish dance competition. Things started to progress faster for Coco after she was photographed by Steven Meisel for an editorial, along with Gemma Ward and Amanda Moore in 2006. This editorial is what led to her fabulous career since it landed her the cover of the February 2006 issue of Vogue Italia. Soon after, Coco started walking the runways in New York City for designers such as Anna Sui and Marc Jacobs. Paris fashion week soon followed, where she walked for designers such as Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, and was chosen by Marc Jacobs to open and close his Louis Vuitton show. Coco's star really started to shine, after Jean Paul Gaultiers Scottish Highlands inspired Fall-Winter 2007 show. Coco opened the show by Irish dancing down the runway, in what would become known as the "Coco Moment".

Just a year after her first experience walking the runways in New York and Paris, Coco was featured in the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, along with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Jessica Stam, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson, as the new supermodels of the world. Now, about 8 seasons later, she is an experienced veteran at walking the runways for top fashion designers in Paris, London, Milan, and New York. She has been featured on countless magazine covers, including Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, and has been the face of many advertising campaigns, such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and the Gap.

At only 21 years of age, Coco has quite the impressive resume and is already one of the most experienced models out there. Although Coco Rocha is at the height of her career right now, her star isn't about to fade anytime soon. We will most likely be seeing her walking the runways, and on magazine covers for many years to come!

R.I.P Daul Kim

This is something very sad to post about, but it just goes to show that the fashion world isn't always as glamorous and perfect as people make it seem. This past Thursday, Daul Kim, a Korean-born international supermodel, was found dead in her Paris apartment. The cause of her death has yet to be confirmed but some sources in the fashion industry say she may have committed suicide. Daul had modelled and walked the runway for many big names in the industry. Her star was on the rise, and she will be missed by many in the modelling and fashion world. R.I.P, Daul Kim.

Friday Model Spotlight: Daria Werbowy

Yesterday was renowned supermodel Daria Werbowy's 26th birthday, and she has accomplished more than some models ever do, within those years. Personally, Daria is one of my all time favourite fashion models, and what makes her even more awesome is that she's Canadian too!

Daria was born in Krakow, Poland and her family immigrated to Canada in 1987. They moved to Mississauga, Ontario (near my home!). At the age of fourteen, she won a national modelling contest, but it wasn't until she joined forces with fabulous modelling agent Elmer Olsen that her career really started to take off. Once Elmer Olsen left Elite models, and started his own agency, Daria decided to follow him. Needless to say, this was one of the best decisions of her career. Within a few years, she was a phenomenon on the international modelling scene. She has graced the covers of numerous fashion magazines, and has walked SO many runway shows for practically every huge name in the industry.

Daria holds the record for opening and closing the most shows in one season. To date, Daria has modelled and walked the runway for Lancôme, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Pepe Jeans, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Hermès, Valentino, David Yurman, Missoni, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Chanel. In Fall/Winter 2003, which was her first season, Daria not only appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia three times (July, August, and October), but also captured one of the fashion world's most coveted campaigns, Prada's Fall/Winter ad campaign.

In July 2007, Forbes listed Daria as the ninth highest-earning model in the world, and just last recently she had the honour of being inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Happy belated birthday to Daria!.... one of the most fabulous models the fashion world has ever seen.